PHILADELPHIA – He didn’t have any preseason goals through three games, but Miroslav Satan wasn’t worried about it. Should his goal-less streak carry into the regular season, however, there may be cause for concern.

Satan has played alongside Alexei Yashin since the first day he pulled an Islanders jersey over his head. As the long-awaited wingman, Satan is expected to make Yashin that much better and was the centerpiece of the summer free-agent frenzy GM Mike Milbury used to rebuild the team.

But through the first three preseason games the pair had played together, Satan hadn’t scored a goal. Going into last night’s exhibition game here against the Flyers, the sniper led the Isles with four points, all of which were assists.

Satan doesn’t measure himself in the preseason and said that once the games do count, he can be counted on to score goals in buckets. Right now, though, he is getting used to a new team, and his new coach is getting used to a player widely considered among the league’s most lethal snipers.

“Hopefully in the last couple of games, as we gear up for Buffalo, he’ll start pushing the pedal a little more,” coach Steve Stirling said.

While Satan, who was signed to a three-year deal that will pay him $4.25 million per season, is expected to make Yashin more effective in the offensive zone, he also expects to produce more in the new NHL, playing with a center of Yashin’s pedigree. It is expected that the former 40-goal scorer will also benefit from playing with Yashin on the team’s top line.

“We’ve played three games together, so I don’t know how it’s going to work out. But so far, it’s been good,” Satan said. “Hopefully, as time goes on it will improve.

“For me, it’s basically the same situation as him,” Satan added. “In Buffalo, I didn’t have a centerman there for a long time. We were switching up the lineup all the time, mixing it, and playing most of the games in the season with a center of that quality is definitely going to be a different experience for me. I am looking forward to it.”

And in the meantime, the Islanders were looking forward to Satan’s first goal, even if it was just the preseason.